Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·5·5.16
बृहद् वयो हि भानवे ऽर्चा देवायाग्नये । यम् मित्रं न प्रशस्तिभिर् मर्तासो दधिरे पुरः ॥
bṛhad vayo hi bhānave 'rcā devāyāgnaye | yam mitraṃ na praśastibhir martāso dadhire puraḥ ||
Great power is in the beam of light, sing praise to, Agni, to the God Whom men have set in foremost place like Mitra with their eulogies.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स हि द्युभिर् जनानां होता दक्षस्य बाह्वोः । वि हव्यम् अग्निर् आनुषग् भगो न वारम् ऋण्वति ॥
sa hi dyubhir janānāṃ hotā dakṣasya bāhvoḥ | vi havyam agnir ānuṣag bhago na vāram ṛṇvati ||
He by the splendour of his arms is Priest of every able man. Agni conveys oblation straight, and deals, as Bhaga deals, his boons.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अस्य स्तोमे मघोनः सख्ये वृद्धशोचिषः । विश्वा यस्मिन् तुविष्वणि सम् अर्ये शुष्मम् आदधुः ॥
asya stome maghonaḥ sakhye vṛddhaśociṣaḥ | viśvā yasmin tuviṣvaṇi sam arye śuṣmam ādadhuḥ ||
All rests upon the laud and love of him the rich, high-flaming God, On whom, loud-roaring, men have laid great strength as on a faithful friend.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अधा ह्य् अग्न एषां सुवीर्यस्य मंहना । तम् इद् यह्वं न रोदसी परि श्रवो बभूवतुः ॥
adhā hy agna eṣāṃ suvīryasya maṃhanā | tam id yahvaṃ na rodasī pari śravo babhūvatuḥ ||
So, Agni, be the Friend of these with liberal gift of hero strength. Yea, Heaven and Earth have not surpassed this Youthful One in glorious fame.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नू न एहि वार्यम् अग्ने गृणान आ भर । ये वयं ये च सूरयः स्वस्ति धामहे सचोतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे ॥
nū na ehi vāryam agne gṛṇāna ā bhara | ye vayaṃ ye ca sūrayaḥ svasti dhāmahe sacotaidhi pṛtsu no vṛdhe ||
O Agni, quickly come to us, and, glorified, bring precious wealth. So we and these our princes will assemble for the good of all. Be near in fight to prosper us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)